Sunday, 30 November 2014

In fading Japan hinterland, scepticism doubt 'Abenomics' will cure ills

Japan's Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Shinzo Abe speaks ahead of a general election, in front of a Shinjuku train station in Tokyo By Linda Sieg AKITA CITY, Japan (Reuters) - Mihoko Asaka wants to know how candidates in this month's election in Japan will create jobs and halt the drastic population decline that is bleeding her home region of youth and vitality, but has little hope they will offer real solutions. Like many of his age group, her 25-year-old son left the largely rural prefecture of Akita in northeastern Japan to find work after graduating from college. "I'm interested to see how much they are listening to the voices from this region," said Asaka, 57, waiting for a bus in Akita City, the prefecture's capital. ...








from Business News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/fading-japan-hinterland-scepticism-doubt-abenomics-cure-ills-212000772--finance.html

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